Where does “fildelare” come from?

fildelare (Swedish) comes from Swedish fil, from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

fildelare (Swedish): filesharer

Definitions

  1. filesharer

Ancestry of “fildelare”, step by step

fildelare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfila file; a row of objects; most commonly used...
2Middle Low Germanvīle—
3Old Saxonfila—
4Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu—
5Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Middle English delare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdelareA distributor or splitter; one who parts or gives...
2Old Englishdǣlere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu →
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